Asteroid 65803 Didymos (1996 GT)

Asteroid 65803 Didymos (1996 GT) is currently in the constellation of Virgo. The current Right Ascension of Asteroid 65803 Didymos (1996 GT) is 13h 14m 49s and the Declination is -05° 58’ 30” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt). The current magnitude of Asteroid 65803 Didymos (1996 GT) is 22.83 (JPL).

Today's rise, transit and set times of Asteroid 65803 Didymos (1996 GT) from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

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• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Asteroid 65803 Didymos (1996 GT)?)
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• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Asteroid 65803 Didymos (1996 GT) orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Asteroid 65803 Didymos (1996 GT) with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Asteroid 65803 Didymos (1996 GT) for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Asteroid 65803 Didymos (1996 GT) in the sky from your location.
• Live position tracker. A high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Asteroid 65803 Didymos (1996 GT) with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

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Asteroid 65803 Didymos (1996 GT) Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid 65803 Didymos (1996 GT) from Earth is currently 483,829,831 kilometers, equivalent to 3.234203 Astronomical Units. Light takes 26 minutes and 53.8826 seconds to travel from Asteroid 65803 Didymos (1996 GT) and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid 65803 Didymos (1996 GT) from Earth as a function of time. In the chart the distance data is measured in Astronomical Units and sampled with an interval of 1 day.

The value of the reported distance might be somewhat inaccurate around the times of closest approach for objects passing extremely close to Earth. The value of the distance of 65803 Didymos (1996 GT) from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest Approach of Asteroid 65803 Didymos (1996 GT) to Earth

Between 1 January 2013 and 30 December 2100, the closest approach of Asteroid 65803 Didymos (1996 GT) to Earth happens on Fri Oct 20 2062 at a distance of 0.049650 Astronomical Units, or 7,427,519 kilometers:

NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.

Asteroid 65803 Didymos (1996 GT) Brightness and Light Curve

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid 65803 Didymos (1996 GT), according to the most recent ephemerides data. Magnitude data is sampled with a 2 days interval and there might be inaccuracies for objects changing brightness very rapidly during the course of a few days. For comets there could be large discrepancies between the observed and predicted brightness because of their highly dynamic behaviour.

Visualization of Asteroid 65803 Didymos (1996 GT) Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Asteroid 65803 Didymos (1996 GT) with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Asteroid 65803 Didymos (1996 GT) and the planets along their orbits in this diagram accurately represents the current configuration of the objects in the Solar System. This is an experimental feature and it requires a WebGL enabled browser. Please provide us feedback!

Asteroid 65803 Didymos (1996 GT) 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid 65803 Didymos (1996 GT) computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Asteroid 65803 Didymos (1996 GT) in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2023 Sep 26	13h 02m 27s	-04° 39’ 08”	22.89	Virgo
2023 Sep 27	13h 04m 09s	-04° 50’ 08”	22.89	Virgo
2023 Sep 28	13h 05m 52s	-05° 01’ 08”	22.88	Virgo
2023 Sep 29	13h 07m 33s	-05° 12’ 05”	22.87	Virgo
2023 Sep 30	13h 09m 15s	-05° 22’ 59”	22.86	Virgo
2023 Oct 01	13h 10m 58s	-05° 33’ 54”	22.85	Virgo
2023 Oct 02	13h 12m 39s	-05° 44’ 47”	22.84	Virgo
2023 Oct 03	13h 14m 21s	-05° 55’ 36”	22.83	Virgo
2023 Oct 04	13h 16m 05s	-06° 06’ 25”	22.82	Virgo
2023 Oct 05	13h 17m 47s	-06° 17’ 13”	22.81	Virgo
2023 Oct 06	13h 19m 29s	-06° 27’ 59”	22.80	Virgo
2023 Oct 07	13h 21m 12s	-06° 38’ 43”	22.79	Virgo
2023 Oct 08	13h 22m 54s	-06° 49’ 24”	22.78	Virgo
2023 Oct 09	13h 24m 38s	-07° 00’ 05”	22.77	Virgo